Olusola Adebayo
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Time, How to Watch Flying Eagles Must-Win...
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will look to reignite their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign when they face Saudi Arabia in their second Group F fixture...
Flying Eagles Captain Bameyi Begs Fans: Don’t Abandon Us After Norway...
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles captain, Daniel Bameyi, has urged Nigerians not to give up on the team despite their disappointing start at the FIFA U-20...
Osimhen Fires Warning: Liverpool Win Shows Galatasaray, Super Eagles Can Beat...
Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has declared that his team’s stunning victory over English champions Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League is...
Rohr Warns: South Africa Still Hold ‘Crazy’ Advantage Despite FIFA Sanction
Benin Republic head coach, Gernot Rohr, has warned that despite FIFA’s deduction of three points and three goals from South Africa, Bafana Bafana still...
SAFA Battles Back: South Africa Launches Appeal After FIFA’s Punishment
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has officially lodged an appeal against FIFA’s ruling that stripped Bafana Bafana of three points and three goals...
Nimrod Vows Volleyball Renaissance After Securing Third Term as NVBF President
Engineer Musa Nimrod has been re-elected as President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), securing another four-year term and promising to usher in a...
Obafemi Issues Final Warning: Super Eagles Can’t Afford Any More Slip-Ups
Former Super Eagles defender, Abiodun Obafemi, has described FIFA’s three-point deduction against South Africa as a “lifeline” for Nigeria but cautioned that it will...
Friday Ekpo Warns: Lesotho Threat Real as Nigeria Chase World Cup...
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Friday Ekpo, has sounded the alarm over Nigeria’s World Cup qualification campaign, insisting that Lesotho’s rise cannot be ignored despite...
Olugboji Sounds Alarm: Super Eagles Must Win Final Two Qualifiers or...
Former Nigeria international Jide Olugboji has issued a rallying cry to the Super Eagles, insisting that the team must win their last two World...
Nigeria’s World Cup Dreams Rekindled as FIFA Dock South Africa Three...
FIFA’s shock decision to dock South Africa three points for fielding an ineligible player has dramatically altered the landscape of the 2026 FIFA World...
NPFL: Rivers United Pip Niger Tornadoes, Maintain Unbeaten NPFL Start
Rivers United continued their impressive start to the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Niger Tornadoes at...
Abuja to Host 2025 NWFL Nationwide as 10 Teams Battle for...
The Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) has confirmed that the 2025 NWFL Nationwide will take place at the Bwari Township Stadium, Abuja, from October...
New Heavyweight Boxing Sensation Moses Itauma Arrives in Nigeria on 65th...
Heavyweight Boxing’s teenage phenomenon, Moses Itauma, lit up Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebrations with more than just his presence.
The 19-year-old heavyweight prodigy, whose father...
Manu Garba Fails To Enact Resurrection Of Golden Eaglets For U17...
UAE 2013 FIFA U17 World Cup winning coach, Manu Garba has failed in his second attempt to revive the once glorious surge of Nigeria's...
Osimhen Makes Nigerian Champions League Goal History As Galatasaray Beat Liverpool
Victor Osimhen carved his name deeper into Nigerian football history on Tuesday night, becoming the first Nigerian to hit double figures in the UEFA...
Golden Eaglets Disgrace Nation Again: Nigeria Misses Another U-17 World Cup...
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, five-time FIFA U-17 World Cup champions, have been kicked out of the WAFU-B U17 Championship after a shameful 0-2...
Meet Moses Itauma: The Heavyweight Phenom Turning Heads In World Boxing
He’s just 20 years old, yet already Moses Itauma is making a case as one of the most electric heavyweight prospects in boxing.
Born in...
Sports247 CEO Hails Yinka Adebayo As “Media Icon” As He Emerges...
Jide-Ojo Olusola, CEO of 247SportsNetworkLimited — owners of the fast-rising Nigerian sports platform sports247.ng — has congratulated Yinka Adebayo on his appointment as the...
Falconets Draw Senegal in Third Round as FIFA U-20 Women’s World...
Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national team, the Falconets, will face Senegal in the third round of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers...
2025/26 NPFL: Five Things To Know From Matchday Six
Matchday Six of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) had everything — from history-making wins to late comebacks and a new team at...
FIFA Lifeline Won’t Save Nigeria If Super Eagles Fail To Deliver...
Former Nigeria youth international Taiwo Oloyede has hailed FIFA’s decision to dock South Africa three points for fielding an ineligible player, calling it an...
Chief Okorafor: “The Image of Island All Stars Is Our Greatest...
The Island All Stars Sports Club Lagos took to the pitch at the historic Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, in a friendly clash with Ultimate...
Beyond The Scoreline: Island All Stars Redefine Sportsmanship in Onikan Friendly
The Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, was lit up on Saturday, September 27, 2025, as Island All Stars Sports Club Lagos clashed with Ultimate Friends...
Showtime Bowl Series XIII: Panthers Roar, Knights Rise, and Rebels Spark...
The Showtime Bowl Series XIII lit up Lagos again in Week 2 as fans were treated to high-intensity flag football, thrilling scorelines, and dramatic...
LSFA Boss Commends Gusau’s Support for Grassroots Football
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been making strides in promoting football development in the country, and President Ibrahim Gusau's leadership has been instrumental...
‘ We’ll Build on this Win” — Finidi George on Black...
Rivers United head coach, Finidi George, says his team will grow stronger after edging Aigles du Congo 1-0 on aggregate to qualify for the...
Nigeria Needs to Invest Heavily to Win Medals like Others in...
The Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Gabriel Okon, has stressed that Nigeria must invest heavily in athletics if the nation...
World No. 14 Anders Lind Knocks Aruna Out of 2025 China...
Nigeria’s table tennis star, Quadri Aruna, suffered an early exit at the 2025 WTT China Smash after a straight-sets defeat to Denmark’s Anders Lind...
Team Captain Bameyi Shares Flying Eagles Ambition, Begin World Cup Campaign...
Flying Eagles captain, Daniel Bameyi, says Nigeria is ready to end its long wait for glory as the team begins its 2025 FIFA U-20...
‘Growing up, I Don’t Have People Who Believe in My Potential’...
Nigerian striker Gift Monday made history on Sunday by scoring the fastest hat-trick from the start of a match in NWSL history, firing Washington...
NPFL Matchday Six Wrap: Nasarawa United Overtake Enyimba as 3SC, Barau...
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) delivered another weekend of drama and intrigue, with Nasarawa United climbing to the summit of the table, overtaking...
CAF Champions League: Manyo’s Strike Sends Rivers United Through to Second...
Rivers United progressed to the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League after edging past FC Les Aigles with a narrow 1-0 aggregate...
CAF Confederation Cup: Abia Warriors, Kwara United Crash Out In Preliminary...
Nigerian representatives Abia Warriors and Kwara United have both been eliminated from the 2025 CAF Confederation Cup after suffering defeats in their respective return-leg...
Showtime Flag Football SXIII: Ikan Sports’ Utibe Ayi Reveals Secret Behind...
Ikan Sports continued their impressive run in the Showtime Flag Football SXIII, securing back-to-back wins with a commanding 40-14 victory over Alpha Sports on...
NFF’s Congress Charges State Governments To Upgrade Stadiums In Order To...
The general assembly of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday charged all state governments in the country to join the task of ensuring that...
NUGA Launch Nigeria’s First University Five-a-Side Tournament
A new chapter in Nigerian campus sports is set to unfold as the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) launches MonieBall, the country’s first university...
24th FIFA U20 World Cup: No Way for Norway, As Flying...
The Flying Eagles will head out of the dugout against Norway on Monday at the Estadio Fiscal de Talca for the first time ever...
NPFL: Enyimba Test Title Credentials in Lagos as Four Other High-Stakes...
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) enters Matchday 6 this Sunday, with defending champions Enyimba FC testing their title credentials in Lagos against newcomers...
Onuachu Brace Inspires Trabzonspor Win In Seven-Goal Turkish Super Lig Thriller
Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu delivered a match-winning performance on Saturday, scoring twice as Trabzonspor edged Fatih Karagumruk 4-3 in a dramatic Turkish Super...
FIFA U20 World Cup: Japan Sink Egypt As Africa’s Hunt For...
The 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup burst into life in Santiago on Saturday evening, with Japan laying down an early marker after a convincing...
2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Race: Governor Makinde Showers Dollar...
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde on Saturday rewarded Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets with the sum of $15,000, after the two-time World Cup runners-up...
Kwara United’s Coach Tunde Sanni Declares: Asante Kotoko Can’t Stop Us
Kwara United of Ilorin's head coach, Tunde Sanni has raised the ante ahead of his side's second leg clash with Asante Kotoko of Ghana...
U20 WORLD CUP: Peter Nieketien Tips Flying Eagles To Rain Goals...
A former youth and senior international midfield battler, Peter Nieketien has tipped Nigeria's junior national team, Flying Eagles, to rain goals on Norway in...
NFF’s Top Shots Floored By Barrister Chris Green Over FIFA’s Delay...
A former technical committee chairman of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Barrister Chris Green has floored current top shots in the governing body for failing...
FIFA U20 Qualifiers: Falconets Cruise Past Rwanda to Reach Next Round
Nigeria’s U20 women’s team, the Falconets, booked their place in the next round of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers with a commanding...
WAFU B U-17: Golden Eaglets Set Up Semi-Final Clash with Ghana...
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have sealed a semi-final showdown with Ghana at the 2025 WAFU Zone B U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifying Tournament...
Gov Seyi Makinde Wants Super Eagles Matches In Ibadan, Declares...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has called for international football matches involving the Super Eagles to be hosted in Ibadan, Sports247 reports.
He said having...
CAFCL: Emekayi, Finidi, Confident Ahead of Rivers United Second...
Rivers United team captain Temple Emekayi and head coach Finidi George has expressed confidence ahead of CAF Champions League second leg tie against Aigles...
Victor Osimhen Returns From Injury As Galatasaray Extend Perfect Start To...
Galatasaray continued their flawless start to the 2025/26 campaign with another impressive victory, and the return of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen provided an extra...
“Eaglets Won’t Rest On Their Oars” Head Coach Manu Garba Sure...
Head Coach Manu Garba is sure of another favorable outing for the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria when they face the Young Stallions of Burkinafaso...
